Ari Bahat, Architect, 48

Published: August 25, 1989

Ari Bahat, an architect who was noted for his use of glass block for furniture and interiors, died of pulmonary arrest Wednesday at New York University Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 48 years old and lived in Manhattan.

Mr. Bahat, a graduate in architecture of Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology, came to the United States in 1967. He designed several restaurants and nightclubs, including Grapes and the Limelight in Manhattan, as well as the galleries for Sotheby Parke Bernet.